Dean v. St. Luke's Hospital

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Appellant St. Luke’s Hospital appeals the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s award of future medical aid to Respondent Evelyn Dean. St. Luke’s claims that the award was not supported by substantial and competent evidence because Ms. Dean’s doctor did not testify that it was more likely than not that she would require future medical treatment for the injury to her knee. We find that the doctor’s testimony was probative and, when combined with other evidence, was adequate to show a reasonable probability of future injury. Accordingly, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND…